It’s been one of Hollywood’s most persistent whispers for a long time and it appears that 12-stepper Lindsay Lohan is about to take a very important, and unexpected, final step — out of the closet. In these new snaps from Cannes last night, Lindsay was spotted smooching and snuggling her BFF Samantha Ronson.

Sam, who is out and proud, has moved in with Lindsay and is helping the actress in her quest to remain sober; apparently love is the best medicine.

While it may shock some to see Lindsay finding comfort in the arms of another woman, let’s face it, La Lohan has had about as much luck with men as La Liz. She’s been cheated on, had her sex life put on blast, been used by many a man to vault himself into the spotlight and been the rumored star of a leaked sex tape.

And that doesn’t even begin to address the daddy issues that Lindsay has been dealing with her whole life thanks to her papa, the recently released from prison Michael Lohan.

Lindsay’s mom-ager, Dina Lohan, has previously said that “they’re best friends” before carefully making the distinction, “just friends.” But mama may wanna take a gander at these pics and rephrase, because I don’t tend to get so intimate with my friends.

Perhaps this relationship is just the beginning of “the new Lindsay” since she’s been trying to get her life, career and image back on track with a series of new projects, including her 14-second guest spot on “Ugly Betty” that aired last night.